A Welcome Distraction

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Archdemon Empress Luna

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"I wonder what happened why he wanted you pregnant."

  Luna's pulse raced as the sound of heartbeat thrashed in her ears.

She gripped the edge of the canoe so hard that the ancient wood had cracked from the pressure of her fingers. "Pregnant?"

Their canoe had floated in the tranquil lake as the painfully vivid crimson skies slowly transmuted as dark as the wicked souls that flooded them, their shadowy claws creeping on the edge of their boat.

Sloth gracefully waved his hand.

More golden orbs showed up in the atmosphere when the darkness fell, similar to humungous fireflies, casting an orange glow on the murky waters of the lake.

They did a wondrous job scaring the monsters away.